Also here is a very interesting chart showing the incredible growth of PSN this generation for Sony:

and the gaming division's performance on the whole:

From ZhugeEX (thanks)

PS4 making huge profits. one can see why they decided to go for paid online subs. this gen will probably be more profitable than PS1 and PS2 combined. we still have till 2019 at the very earliest till PS5 appears, and we will most likely see it at 2020. network and software sales will continue to soar. and Sony has a huge lineup of games that can bring in a lot of profit (TLoU, Detroit, GoW, Days Gone, Spiderman, Death Stranding) while other software titles that can also be profitable and help the bottom line like ghost of tutshima, bloodborne 2 (its coming! believe!), shadow of the colossus, and maybe even Dreams.

PS4 making huge profits. one can see why they decided to go for paid online subs. this gen will probably be more profitable than PS1 and PS2 combined. we still have till 2019 at the very earliest till PS5 appears, and we will most likely see it at 2020. network and software sales will continue to soar. and Sony has a huge lineup of games that can bring in a lot of profit (TLoU, Detroit, GoW, Days Gone, Spiderman, Death Stranding) while other software titles that can also be profitable and help the bottom line like ghost of tutshima, bloodborne 2 (its coming! believe!), shadow of the colossus, and maybe even Dreams.

It makes you wonder if Sony would want to delay PS5 as long as possible and keep this gravy train rolling, or jump into next gen asap and hope the momentum carries over.